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INTERVIEW: COMEDIAN LEWIS BELT DISCUSSES BOOGIE’S COMEDY SLAM SPECIAL
by Evelin Mercedes | Oct 9, 2020 | Entertainment
The vision is everything. Growing up as the class clown may bring in the nay-sayers and the adoring fans but it’s where one discovers the courage to be who they authentically are while growing to their full potential.
Eight years of performing stand-up comedy across the nation brings us to an exhilarating night of comedy with Oakland’s very own comedian, Lewis Belt. Boogie’s Comedy Slam Rookie of the Year: Lewis Belt is his first featured comedy special, now available on Amazon Prime.
NBA All-Star and Executive Producer DeMarcus Cousins brings back Boogie’s Comedy Slam for a third time with the debut of his Rookie of the Year series featuring new comedic talent including Lewis Belt. In this series, comedian Lewis Belt puts on a hilarious performance filmed at the historic Paramount Theatre in Oakland, CA.
“Words wouldn’t even explain this project,” Lewis Belt said during our phone interview. “You gotta really watch it and be like, okay, I see why he was excited about this.”
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Comedian Lewis Belt and the Oakland Culture Diaspora
by Pendarvis Harshaw
This Thursday, April 11, the Paramount Theatre in Oakland hosts the Golden State Warriors’ big man DeMarcus Cousins and his “Boogie's Comedy Slam." The lineup includes some heavy names in the comedy world, including Red Gant, Karlous Miller and Mike Epps. But another name on the bill caught my eye, one that’s gaining weight in the comedy world: Oakland’s own Lewis Belt.
Ahead of the show, I had a quick convo with Belt about a couple of things—including his mentorship by Mike Epps, if Los Angeles is stealing Bay Area culture and how his experience in Antioch led to the development of his popular character SonnieBo—who, by all metrics, is an amalgamation of a post-hyphy Bay Area archetype. Or to put it in laymen's terms: He’s basically a bootsy-ass dude from the Town.
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MiA interviews Comedian "Lewis Belt"Day of amazon special dropping!
by Mia Amor
Mia Amor had a chance to catch up with Lewis about this big day, voting in 2020 and what you can expect in his new special.
Check out the full interview below.